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A. MATTOX & E. EVANS'.

PLOW.

No. 421,506. Patented Feb. 18,1890..l

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HAMILTON A. MATTOX AND ELIJAH EVANS, OF HOMERVILLE, GEORGIA.

PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 421,506, dated February18, 1890).

Application led August 28, 1889. Serial No. 322,203. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HAMILTON A. MArroX and ELIJAII EVANS, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Homerville, in the county and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure i is a perspective view of ourimproved plow. Fig.- 2 is a detail plan View. Fig. 3 is a detail view ofthe clamp for the handles. Fig. 4t is a detail perspective view of theplowshare.

The plow beam or tongue A, the standard B, and the handles O are of theusual or any preferred construction and are arranged in the ordinarymanner. The handles are secured to the standard and proj ect upward andrearward therefrom, and are connected by a cross-bar or brace D, whichis provided at its center with a series of openings E, through any oneof which the securing-bolt may pass,

lso that by passingthe said bolt through the proper opening the handleswill be moved forward or backward, and consequently set higher or lower,so as to be adjusted to the height of the operator. Near the upper endsof the handles we provide the crossbar F, which is provided at its endswith the L.-shaped portion or hooks G, which are fitted over and aroundthe front edges of the handles, and to the said cross-bar, near the endof the same, We secure the clamping-plates Il, the ends of which areprovided with the L-shaped por tions or hooks I, which are adapted topass around the lower or rear edges of the handles, so that the handleswill be effectually braced and secured together. This arrangementprovides for the easy removal of the handles when it is desired to storethe plow in a small space, or when it is desired to repair a broken han`dle, as will be readily understood.

The landside .l is securedto the lower end of the standard, and a braceK has its lower end secured to the rear end of the landside and extendsupward therefrom to the rear end of the beam or tongue, and thenvertically upward through the said beam or tongue. The upper end of thisbrace K is threaded, and a lower position.

nut M is mounted on the said threaded portion and adapted to bindagainst the under side of the beam or tongue. The extremity of the bracepasses through one of the openings Ein the cross-bar D, and the nut L ismounted thereon and adapted to be turned down against the saidcross-bar, so that the brace will be firmly secured and the cross-barfastened in place.

- At the front end of the landside We provide the offset N, and theplowshare O is secured to the said offset by a single central bolt D.The plowshare is substantially diamondshaped, its upper and lower edgesbeing both straight and sharpened, so that the plowshare can be readilyreversed when one edge -is worn, so as to bring the other edge intooperative position, and thus prolong the durability of the plow. Theshare is prevented from roA tating while in use by means of a stud Q onthe offset N, which engages a perforation R in the plowshare near theedge of the same, as clearly shown.

In practice the plow is drawn over the field in the usual manner andturns up the dirt, as will be readily understood. When one edge of theshare has been worn, the central secur ing-bolt is loosened and theplowshare is then rotated, so as to bring the other edge into the Thesecuring-bolt is then tightened and the plow operated as before.

It will be readily observed that we have provided a plow which is verydurable, and its advantages are thought to be obvious. The brace whichsecures the landside also secures the cross-bar D to the handles, sothat great strength is imparted to the plow, and the landside is heldrigidly to its work. The handles can be readily adjusted to the desiredheight, and if one of the handles should be broken it can be quicklyremoved and a new one substituted by simply removing or loosening theclamping-plate, as will be readily understood.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is--- 1, In a plow, the combination of the beam, thestandard, the landside `secured to the standard, the handles secured tothe standard and projecting upward therefrom, the cross-- bar connectingthe handles and provided with a series of perforations at its center,and the ION gaging the edges thereof, and the clampin'g- I platessecured to said cross-bar and engaging the handles, as set forth.

3. The combination of the handles, the

cross-bar provided with L-shaped portions at its ends engaging the upperedges of the handles, and the clamping-plates secured to the cross-barand provided with L-shaped portions at their ends engaging the underedges of the handles, as set forth.

4. The landside provided at its front end with an integral lateraloffset N, which is curved and shaped to conform to the rear side of thereversible share and provided with the stud or projection Q, incombination with the reversible plowshare O, provided near its edgeswith perforations R R, and the central securing-bolt, substantially asset forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have heretoaffixed our signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

HAMILTON A. MATTOX. ELIJAI-I EVANS.

Vitnesses:

A. G. CAswELL, N. C. SINGELTARY.

